THE WORDS OF SUBEDAI
An ongoing monologue about the trials and tribulations of life in general, being an avid reader, figure painter, terrain modeller, part time wargamer -with a rather scary fixation for the Mongols- part time rule writer, aspiring writer and photographer, very amateur artist and being a follower of both West Ham United and Sittingbourne FC...ALL AT THE SAME TIME!!!

Tuesday, 17 October 2017

What I have got up to recently...plus the launch of my little venture.

Yes,
I know it’s been a long time between posts but sometimes you think, shall I, is
it worth it or whatever, I’ll write one tomorrow. And so it goes on and on,
procrastination reigns supreme therefore bu**er all gets done.

So,
catch up time. I’ve been keeping reasonably up to date with all the wargaming
worldly affairs by the various internet sites, including reading other people’s
blogs and thinking my focus is cr*p and Bookface with all its wargaming pages.
But outside of that most of my spare time has been focussed on two things,
football and trying to write a book.

Being the Secretary of the Youth Programme at
Sittingbourne FC is a complete eye-opener. Not only have the responsibility of
making sure that all the relevant league paperwork –I have to with four
different leagues- is in the right hands by the right time, I also am on the
committee for the First team and am one of the three official club
photographers! So, nearly every Saturday afternoon and sometimes on a Tuesday
or Wednesday evening I am out ‘with the football’ as Ma Subs eloquently and succinctly
describes my wanderings across the south east of England. Luckily, as I cannot
drive, my mate is the designated driver as well as being the Youth Chairman and
on the main committee. But talk about unlucky. Most of our youth teams play
their matches at the ground in Sittingbourne about nine miles away. This Sunday
our U15 team are away to…yes, you guessed it, Maidstone… and the ground is a 10
minute walk away from the house! Of course, after a swift mental argument,
common sense won the day and I will be at the SELWG show at Crystal Palace
instead.

On
the other topic, I spent a while getting my book in a position where I can hawk
it out to publishers. It’s with one at the moment and I am expecting a
rejection at any time. But perseverance is the order of the day and I will
carry on. Not saying too much about it at the moment but if someone takes it I
will shout it across the rooftops. Well, you have to your own trumpet
occasionally, don’t you?

In
other, breaking news. (More shameless plugging.)

I have just started a new
venture –ready made and painted 6mm buildings.

The current ranges are:Dark Ages -can be used across Europe.Northern Europe - both rural and town and most
are suitable from the Medieval to Modern periods.Central European and Russian rural. Medieval
to Modern.Desert -Adobe/Middle eastern style.Ruins -late Nineteenth Century to Modern.Jacobean and Stuart -half timbered style. Can
be mixed withEuropean half timbered -different construction
style and colours. Both are suitable from the specified period forwards in
time.Mediterranean -Spanish types with terracotta
roofing tiles.

I have also just started a range specifically
for the modern period with a mix of commercial, town and rural building types.

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Subedai (aka Mick Sayce)

Apparently I'm a grumpy old man who spends too much time on the computer, reading, watching football -especially West Ham United- and painting 'toy' soldiers.(Pearls of Wisdom from the other half).
P.S. Photo of moi was taken by the OH at El Jem, an incredibly atmospheric, ruined Roman amphitheatre in Tunisia.